1. Geeta Dutt found particular prominence as a playback singer in Hindi cinema and Bengali cinema and is considered as one of the best playback singers of all time in Hindi films.
11 Facts About Geeta Dutt
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Geeta Dutt sang many modern Bengali songs in the non-film genre.
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Geeta Dutt's family moved to Calcutta and Assam in the early 1940s, leaving behind their land and properties.
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Geeta Dutt was twelve and continued her schooling at the Bengali High School.
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Geeta Dutt was given two lines to sing for two songs.
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In 1964, Guru Geeta Dutt died from a combination of alcohol and an overdose of sleeping pills.
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Geeta Dutt tried to resume her singing career, cutting discs at Durga Puja and giving stage shows.
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Geeta Dutt performed a leading role in a Bengali movie, Badhu Baran, and sang admirably in Anubhav, to the music of Kanu Roy.
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Geeta Dutt died on 20 July 1972 due to cirrhosis aged 41, in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
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Geeta Dutt has sung over 1417 songs in Hindi films.
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Postage stamps featuring Geeta Dutt were issued by India Post in 2013 and 2016.